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Magnitude 3.5 SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA

Monday, August 18, 2008 at 23:34:18 UTC

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Magnitude 3.5
Date-Time
  • Monday, August 18, 2008 at 23:34:18 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, August 18, 2008 at 08:34:18 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 31.47S 69.33W
    Depth 157 kilometers
    Region SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA
    Distances 75 km (45 miles) W of San Juan, Argentina
    165 km (100 miles) NNW of Mendoza, Argentina
    175 km (110 miles) E of Illapel, Chile
    1050 km (650 miles) WNW of BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source Departamento de Geofísica, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
    Remarks MG 3.5 (GUC).
    Event ID usvwfc

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